Chapter 5

Question 1

What factors nurtured the growth of colonial political power during the first half of the eighteenth century?

Answer 1

Official neglect , geographical remoteness, geographical hindrances to quick transportation an centralized government

Question 2

What two events in 1760 brought about changes in British colonial rule that would eventually lead to American independence?

Answer 2

Britians debt following the end of the French and Indian war . George 3 ascending to the throne

Question 3

In what three major areas did England influence American colonial government?

Answer 3

Local government. limited government and legislative government

Question 4

What influence did Christian thought have on the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 4

The Declaration reflected Christian political thinking that defined natural law as synonymous with God’s law

Question 5

What two significant factors during the American Revolution profoundly molded the nature of the United States government following the war?

Answer 5

1. a weak legislative central government (2nd Continental Congress)
2. Strongly independent stae governments

Question 6

What was the crucial weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 6

the inability of the national government to enforce its policies

Question 7

What two major events focused attention upon the shortcomings of the American Confederation?

Answer 7

Shay’s rebellion, which granted a fear of anarchy

2. The Confederation Congress’s inability to effectively deal with interstate commerce disputes on a national scale

Question 8

What two key procedural rules, established at the very beginning of the Constitutional Convention, greatly facilitated the progress of the convention?

Answer 8

1. a rule of secrecy was passed out of the convention hall

2. the organization of the convention as a committee as a whole

Question 9

What major agreement did the constitutional convention reach after only give days of meetings?

Answer 9

They agree that a new government should be established consisting of a supreme legislative, executive and judiciary

Question 10

Who is known as the father of the constitution

Answer 10

James

Question 11

In what three major areas did the constitutional convention need to make compromises ?

Answer 11

Representation, slavery, commerce

Question 12

Federalists

Answer 12

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton , John jay

Question 13

Anti federalist

Answer 13

Patrick Henry , George mason , elbridge Gerry

Question 14

What are the toe major arguments presented against adoption of the continuation ?

Answer 14

Curbed state power , lack of bill of rights

Question 15

What are the two most crucial state conventions in the ratification of the constitution ? What factors led to the final approval if the constitution in hear states ?

Answer 15

Virginia , New York. a few undecided virgins delegates were swayed by Madison promise to help push through the bills of rights, an some New York anti federalist switched sides after the Virginia anti federalist failed to block gratification

Question 16

What actions by England threatened colonial governments and aroused revolution?

Answer 16

Taxes and trade restrictions on imported items to pay French and Indian war

Question 17

How did Jefferson justify the colonies break with England in the deceleration?

Answer 17

Jefferson wrote the colonies personal freedoms , and liberties had been compromise by king George and with his unwillingness to yield were justify cause for a rebellion

Question 18

What major issues did the constitutional convention agree ?

Answer 18

A new stronger national government needed to be rimed with defined executive, judiciary , and legislative branches

Question 19

Describe the major issues that required compromises at the constitutional convention? Name the compromises

Answer 19

Representation, slavery and commerce, Connecticut compromise, three fifths compromise, commerce compromise

Question 20

What were the positions if the fed an the anti fed?

Answer 20

The fed advocates the new constitution. The anti fed opposed to the new constitution

Question 21

In what states did the greatest treat to the ratification of the constitution exists? What compromise was deciding factor in the success

Answer 21

Virginia and New York. New York won by a promise to add a hill of rights to the constitution. Virginia soon followed in ratification because many of the anti fed abandoned their beliefs to further their own politic careers

Question 22

Why did the second continental congress create a weak confederation? What was the primarily weakness of the articles ?

Answer 22

To not infringe in states rights, weak central government that had no power compared to the states

Question 23

What experiences prepared the Demi gods at the constitutional congress for the huge task of creating the first workable , large scale republican government in history ?

Answer 23

The composition of the deceleration of the independence and the composition of the articles of confederation

Question 24

What were the political benefits that resulted from the piracy, rampant inflation , rebellion and trade disputed that immediately followed the American revolution?

Answer 24

Many people believed a stronger, more centralized government was needed

Question 25

What are the main benefits of the compromise ? When is compromise determental ?

Answer 25

Each side gets something that they want, compromising on biblical beliefs or standards

Question 26

What anti fed warnings are still work heeding today?

Answer 26

Federal government often over steps it’s voids and impede on states and individuals rights, the forcing if states into a union they can not get out of the civil war. An the process of amending the constitution was to easy

Question 27

after four months of exhausting work, the delegates gathered to sign the official engrossed copy of the Constitution.

Answer 27

September 17, 1787